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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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